The people I came across on a recent trip treated each other with basic courtesy. Trump, frankly, is not one of us.
Op-Eds
Dave Griffiths: This and That: Advice for bright young adults
Reporters call on near-obsessive curiosity, love of travel, and the sheer pleasure of interacting with fascinating people in sports, politics, science, engineering, education, religion, you name it.
Cal Thomas: Mike Johnson as Clark Kent
On the first anniversary of his speakership, Johnson is confident that while Republicans may not be able to leap tall buildings in a single bound, they will be better able after the election to pursue “truth, justice and the American way.”
Paul Mills: How hurricanes impacted Maine’s 1954 election
Within 11 days before the state election, two hurricanes hit Maine and had an influence on voters.
Cal Thomas: The marijuana campaign
This is about money, big money. Florida voters should vote “no” on Amendment 3 unless they want to see more “zombies” crashing cars and more people causing serious harm to themselves, and even perhaps to their children.
Rich Lowry: Mail-in ballots have made our election tallying a national embarrassment
We no longer have Election Night; we have Election Days. In 2020, the general election was held on Tuesday, Nov. 3, but most media organizations didn’t call it until Saturday, Nov. 7.
Austin Bay: Defended borders fundamental to U.S. national defense
A national border isn’t a line on a map. A border is a door — a door to your nation. Your nation is your home in the broader sense of the term, especially if you respect your state and national laws.
Froma Harrop: Trump threatens Social Security’s stability
Without changes in how Social Security is currently funded, benefits would be cut 23% by 2035. With Trump’s tax plans, benefits would be slashed 33%.
Clarence Page: Donald Trump’s ‘day of love’ was far from lovely
That the race is so close at this point is a bit of a shock to many of us, given Trump’s almost single-minded efforts to drive so many different types of voters away.
Froma Harrop: Trump simply likes to scam little people
If Trump has so much money, why does he run these grifts? There’s a simple answer: It’s a game. In his moral universe, a successful scam targeting the little people who buy your story is just good fun.